Ponderosa Overview

In today’s challenging business environment, it’s more important than ever for lumber, building materials and millwork distributors to find ways to increase productivity, reduce costs, eliminate waste and maximize the service they provide their customers.

For more than 30 years, Computer Associates has helped our clients successfully meet these challenges by applying advanced, industry-specific software concepts and technology to their operations.

The Ponderosa™ lumber, building materials and millwork software integrates business information—from all areas of the enterprise—to help improve every facet of each job. From increased efficiency in sales, order processing, quotations, and inventory control to automated purchasing, production scheduling and flexible accounting software, Ponderosa software can help you maximize the efficiency of every aspect of your operations.

Ponderosa lumber, building materials and millwork software is continuously refined in conjunction with an advisory group of clients, and incorporates industry best practices and practical software processes that automate and optimize all business functions, and help our clients make the most informed and profitable business decisions.



Ponderosa combines the proven power of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software with
the flexibility and control of customer relationship management (CRM) and other business
technologies to help you manage your sales campaigns with more precision and run your entire
business more efficiently and at a significantly lower operating cost.

A fully integrated ERP solution, Ponderosa lumber, building materials and millwork software helps you:

• Shorten cash to cash cycles
• Reduce costs
• Boost operating profit
• Increase production yields
• Maximize workforce efficiency
• Increase sales efficiency
• Gain cost-effective regulatory compliance
• Enhance customer service

At Computer Associates, we tailor every Ponderosa lumber, building materials and millwork software implementation to your company’s individual needs, and apply advanced innovations that don’t compromise the unique sales, production, inventory, scheduling, dispatch and delivery, POS / e-commerce, accounting and other business practices that give you a competitive edge.

Ponderosa customers are located throughout the United States and Canada. Products
distributed include:

• Lumber
• Building Materials
• Millwork Doors, Windows (One and Two-Step)
• Pressure Treated Wood
• Trusses and Structural Building Components
• Moulding / Trimwork
• Roofing and Siding
• Drywall
• Cabinets
• Staircases
• Masonry (Brick, Concrete, Stone)
• Contractor Yards / Pro Dealers
• General and Specialty Building Products
• Installed Products Sales (Replacement Windows, Doors, etc.)

In order to insure the highest level of management reporting, building material software performance and on-going client profitability, CAI has developed a unique concept within the lumber, building materials and millwork industry, which is our ‘Guarantee Against Software Obsolescence’. Under this concept, research and development on advanced inventory, distribution and accounting software processes is ongoing and results in the periodic release of new software functionality. These enhancements not only meet the current needs of our business partners but sets the standard for lumber, building material software and millwork software nationwide. And the best part is that there is no additional charge for the new software.